A Simple Next.js File Server

This article walks through building a simple web-based file server using Next.js 15 (App Router) that lets users browse, navigate, and download files from a specified root directory on a remote server. It includes API key authentication, uses shadcn/ui for the frontend, and Zod for data validation. The author built it to easily retrieve data outputs from microservices running on a remote server for analysis and ML projects.